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Bud Metheny
Arthur Beauregard Metheny
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 1, 1915 in St. Louis, MO
Schools: College of William and Mary (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1943
Final Game: May 9, 1946
Died: January 2, 2003 in Virginia Beach, VA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1943 28 NYY AL 103 408 360 51 94 18 2 9 36 2 3 39 34 .261 .333 .397 .731 112 143 6 0 9 O
1944 29 NYY AL 137 590 518 72 124 16 1 14 67 5 5 56 57 .239 .316 .355 .671 89 184 13 2 14 *O
1945 30 NYY AL 133 579 509 64 126 18 2 8 53 5 2 54 31 .248 .325 .338 .662 88 172 9 4 12 *O
1946 31 NYY AL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 376 1580 1390 187 344 52 5 31 156 12 10 149 122 .247 .323 .359 .682 94 499 28 6 35
162 Game Avg. 162 681 599 81 148 22 2 13 67 5 4 64 53 .247 .323 .359 .682 94 215 12 3 15

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 28 NYY AL WS STL W 2 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1943 NYY AL 28 OF 91 163 156 1 6 0 .963 1.73 .977 2.39 0-0-91
1944 NYY AL 29 OF 132 251 232 8 11 2 .956 1.82 .975 2.35 11-0-121
1945 NYY AL 30 OF 128 243 227 12 4 2 .984 1.87 .978 2.27 0-0-128
3 Seasons OF 351 657 615 21 21 4 .968 1.81 .976 2.33 11-0-340
4 Seasons TOT 351 657 615 21 21 4 .968 1.81 .944 2.33 11-0-340

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1944 AL--14--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1944 AL--57--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1945 AL--4--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1944 AL--14--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1944 AL--7.4--6th
1945 AL--6.2--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1812), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1758), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2772), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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